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THE MOAT as it stood at 28 October 2026, 12:03 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

Chancellor targets cost of living crisis in budget for a ‘difficult moment’

Pippa Crerar and Heather Stewart / The Guardian /

Also: Bloomberg UK Budget Day: Here's What to Expect From Healey, Sky News The Budget | Chancellor John Healey announces economic plans

  1. The Federal Reserve Will Release Its Interest Rate Decision Today. Here’s What to Watch.

    Colby Smith / The New York Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Fed Seen Holding Rates With Nod to December: Decision-Day Guide, The Business Times Asian stocks advance as AI rally returns ahead of Big Tech earnings, Fed decision, The Guardian Fed set to hold interest rates steady in last decision before midterms

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Otimismo com IA impulsiona ações em NY antes de decisão do Fed (pt), Jornal de Negócios Fed deve manter juros, mas pode haver surpresas. Subida em dezembro dada como garantida (pt)

  2. 🔮 Anthropic’s S-1 in charts

    Azeem Azhar / Exponential View /

    Also: Sky News Anthropic building the very thing it warns about, Financial Times Anthropic, Meta and the K-shaped company, Bloomberg Anthropic Mum on Investment Grade as It Warns of More Debt

  3. Spain High-Speed Rail Crash Kills at Least 10

    Ed Frankl / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: El País At least 30 people killed in high-speed rail crash in Spain, POLITICO Europe At least 30 people die in major Spanish train crash

  4. German chemicals giant BASF raises profit guidance after Iran war price hikes

    Euronews /

    In other languages: Der Spiegel BASF profitiert stark vom Irankrieg und erhöht Gewinnprognose (de), Handelsblatt Chemie: BASF verdient operativ mehr und hebt erneut Prognose an (de)

  5. Qatari mediators present Iran with new deal to end the war, official says

    Daily Maverick /

    Also: Al-Monitor Qatari mediators present Iran with new deal to end the war, official says

  6. Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi Arabia's largest oil refinery

    Jeronimo Gonzalez / Semafor /

    Also: Al-Monitor Yemen's Houthis say they launched an attack on Saudi Ras Tanura oil refinery

  7. SK Hynix profits soar amid roaring AI chip demand

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg SK Hynix Posts Record Profit Amid AI Rush, The Business Times SK Hynix posts 7-fold jump in Q3 profit, unveils shareholder return plan worth US$75 billion

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) SK하닉, 분기 매출 첫 100조 돌파…100원 팔아 80원 남겼다 [종합] (ko), Handelsblatt Chip-Hersteller: Nvidia-Zulieferer SK Hynix vervielfacht Gewinn – KI-Boom treibt an (de)

  8. US-Friendly Nations Slash Treasury Purchases by 60%, Led by Asia

    Ruth Carson and Masaki Kondo / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Japan Times U.S.-aligned countries, led by Asia, slash U.S. Treasury purchases by 60%, The Business Times Chinese government to speed bond sales to stimulate growth

  9. Chinese Government to Speed Bond Sales to Stimulate Growth

    Iris Ouyang and Shulun Huang / Bloomberg /

  10. Wall Street’s AI Debt Machine Is Starting to Choke on Supply

    Neil Callanan / Bloomberg /

  11. Ukraine Strikes Russia’s Largest Steel Plant, Chemical Factory Amid 531 Drone Claims

    Julia Struck-Feshchenko / Kyiv Post /

  12. MAS says banks should limit exposure or cut ties with clients over clear environmental breaches linked to haze

    Tan Nai Lun / The Business Times /

  13. CATL’s next bet is bigger than electric cars

    Financial Times /

  14. Oil Prices Rise as Houthi Militants Target Saudi Energy

    Farhan Rafid / The Wall Street Journal /

  15. Ambani’s Jio to make Mumbai trading debut after record US$3.2 billion India IPO

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Jio’s IPO Surge Ends Tata’s Reign as Most Valuable India Group, Financial Times Ambani’s $130bn Jio soars in India’s biggest listing

  16. The ECB needs a smooth transmission and a smooth transition

    Financial Times /

  17. China’s Electric Carmakers Are Running Out of Domestic Buyers

    Emma Tucker / The Wall Street Journal /

  18. Banks should take ‘stronger measures’ against clients over environmental breaches linked to haze: MAS

    Tan Nai Lun / The Business Times /

  19. Nearly 50 companies involved in producing Russia's Starlink alternative, 23 not under international sanctions, HUR says

    Yuliia Taradiuk / The Kyiv Independent /

  20. EU's 'Made in Europe' push unnerves global auto suppliers

    DW /

  21. Nigeria revises gas pipeline access code as regulator flags $30bn-$50bn investment need

    bne IntelliNews /

  22. Ukraine receives 12 Patriot missiles per month from US, Zelensky says

    Yuliia Taradiuk / The Kyiv Independent /

  23. AI Is Finding a Flood of Bugs, and Silicon Valley Is Rushing to Fix Them

    Kate Conger / The New York Times /

  24. AI takes on the paperwork clogging India’s court system

    Zoë Schiffer / Semafor /

Earlier today

  1. The Fed Is Off Its Own Reaction Function. It Should Tell Us Why.

    Jason Furman / Peterson Institute (PIIE) /

  2. Anthropic’s IPO needs believers to bridge it to the payoff

    Liz Hoffman / Semafor /

  3. Bullish Treasury Bets Face Reversal Risk From Hawkish Fed

    Edward Bolingbroke and Greg Ritchie / Bloomberg /

  4. Brazilian markets tumble on Lula's election victory

    Jeronimo Gonzalez / Semafor /

  5. IMF Strikes Preliminary Argentina Deal As Market Return Dims

    Patrick Gillespie / Bloomberg /